5 Things to Know About The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

It was one of the first blues super-session albums. The record paired blues legend Howlin’ Wolf with younger rock musicians like Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood.

The sessions were tense and chaotic. Wolf was unhappy with the younger players’ approach and reportedly clashed with producer Norman Dayron.

The album helped introduce Wolf to a new generation. It brought his raw Chicago blues to rock audiences in the early 1970s.

Not all critics loved it at the time. Some purists felt the rock musicians diluted Wolf’s sound rather than enhancing it.

It still stands as a landmark collaboration. Despite the friction, the album captures a unique moment when blues and rock intersected.